Choco Toucan

Copyright: monacoeye • Mindo, Ecuador, Mar 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Choco Toucan
Latin: Ramphastos brevis
Other: Tucán del Chocó (Es)
Family: Ramphastidae • Toucans
Range: Northwest Colombia to southwest Ecuador
Similar: Chestnut-mandibled Toucan

I was pleased to see these Choco Toucans in Mindo. They look similar to the Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, although the latter has a brown, not black, lower mandible.






A Choco Toucan eating



A Choco Toucan feeding on some fruit.